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Endpoint Operations
This chapter provides an overview of the Polycom
®
RealPresence
®
Resource
Manager system’s endpoint operations. It includes these topics:
• “Endpoint Management” on page 85
• “Endpoint Associations and Presence” on page 86
• “Endpoint Passwords” on page 87
• “Add and Monitor Endpoints and Peripherals” on page 94
Endpoint Management
Endpoint management eliminates the need to configure each endpoint
individually through the hand-held remote or the endpoint’s web interface. It
also helps you easily enforce network, group and system policies for each
device.
Endpoint management consists of two aspects of remotely configuring
endpoints: updating software and provisioning settings.
The RealPresence Resource Manager system allows you to manage endpoints
in two ways:
• “Scheduled Management of Endpoints (Polycom and Third-Party)” on
page 85
• “Dynamic Management of Endpoints (Polycom Only)” on page 86
Scheduled Management of Endpoints (Polycom and Third-Party)
Scheduled management allows you to push software updates and
provisioning profiles to endpoints at intervals that you define.
Scheduled management uses server-to-client communication over HTTP. This
management technique is more appropriate for corporate networks where
both the RealPresence Resource Manager and all endpoints are behind the
same firewall.
